Skin tags and acanthosis nigricans in patients with hepatitis C infection in relation to insulin resistance and insulin like growth factor-1 levels

Skin tags and acanthosis nigricans in patients with hepatitis C infection in relation to insulin resistance and insulin like growth factor-1 levels

Background: Skin tags (ST) are papillomas commonly found in the neck, axillae of middle-aged and elderly people Aim: Insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) levels are affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and both of them may be implicated in the etiopathogenesis of ST and acanthosis...

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Main Authors: Omar Soliman El Safoury, Olfat G Shaker, May Mohsen Fawzy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Acrochordons
acanthosis nigricans
hepatitis C virus
insulin resistance
insulin-like growth factor-1
skin tags
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=2;spage=102;epage=106;aulast=El

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